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Washington — Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado said Sunday that the U.S should be considering a broader question of strategy in the war with Iranwhile criticizing the U.S.’ track record of prolonged conflicts in the Middle East. “We are not good at having off ramps and accomplishing large strategic decisions in the Middle East,” …
Alleged White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter Cole Allen has been taken off suicide watch at the Washington, D.C. jail where he is being held, his lawyers wrote in new court documents. A Monday hearing had been set to discuss removing Allen from suicide watch. That hearing has been cancelled, the documents show. In an earlier …
In an interview on April 23, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that it’s “very hard to predict” the Iran war’s lasting impact on energy prices “because markets are dynamic. They can respond to things that we don’t anticipate.”
Ukrainian drones hit key Russian oil infrastructure on Sunday, including a key loading port in the Baltic Sea and two tankers that Ukraine alleged were used to illegally transport Russian crude oil, in violation of sanctions. They were among a wave of strikes targeting Russia’s oil assets, on which Ukraine has focused its attacks recently. …
A former Spirit pilot received an impromptu retirement celebration when the airline’s sudden shutdown led to the cancellation of what would have been his final flight. Captain Jon Jackson ended up on a Southwest Airlines flight to return home to Baltimore International Airport. Video captured the warm welcome he received upon arrival — complete with …
STOCKHOLM, May 3 (Reuters) – The Swedish Coast Guard said on Sunday it had seized a tanker in the Baltic Sea believed to be part of Russia’s shadow fleet, the latest in a string of similar actions carried out in recent months by the country’s authorities. The Swedish Coast Guard said in a statement that …
May 3 (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said stress in private credit could spark “psychological contagion” leading to a broader credit crunch, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday. While direct links between banks and private credit do not yet appear “super worrisome,” there were other areas of concern such as the insurance sector’s …
NAIROBI, May 3 (Reuters) – The death toll from flooding and landslides following heavy rains in Kenya has risen to 18 people, the national police service said on Sunday. Landslides were reported in Tharaka Nithi, Elgeyo-Marakwe and Kiambu counties in central and eastern Kenya following sustained heavy rainfall, Kenyan police said in a statement. “The …
The Braves owned the best record in baseball at 24-10 entering Sunday’s game against the Colorado Rockies. But they’ll have to get by for now without one of their top players. Acuña left Saturday night’s game in the second inning. He was attempting to run out a ground ball before he pulled up about halfway …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities have determined that buckshot from the gun of the man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in an attempt to kill President Donald Trump struck a Secret Service agent, according to the federal prosecutor overseeing the investigation. Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of …